Hm. Difficult round, this. Janowicz and Granollers both lost, leaving only two or three players standing. I might be the third but my pick Davydenko has not played yet. Simon and Klizan are at least confirmed winners. Youzhny won't play today so masterclass ' BU comes in play.

Oh, forgot to check the schedule . I was just going by round... So to confirm, it is by day, and not round?In any event, I chose Klizan as back up and he won, so I guess I'm still in it, Sir Markus?

You're in. We are lenient about such errors which can be of no advantage to the participant whatsoever. Klizan counts as your day 1 pick and you can pick Youzhny for day 2 or anytime later. And yes - it is by day, not round. We will pick someone seven days in a row, if we're lucky enough to get that far, whereas no player will play more than five rounds. So look for the daily OOP, which will be posted at the start of this thread once it is available (and the organizer has opportunity to add it).

ughhh. Youzhny retires to de Bakker. De Bakker wins 3-6, 7-6(2), 4-1 ret.I would have done better to pick Benneteau on top. Oh well

Respectfully,masterclass

No, you advance. Because Youzhny retired, you get to use your back up (Benneteau) who won

Sorry, no. Only WOs or withdrawals. Retirements count. That means everybody's out of this tournament after Day 2's first match. Quite amazing - but that's what you get when basically all of the favourites lose their first match.